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Human Rights Ombudsperson

Inquiry

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has launched a new inquiry to explore whether a Human Rights Ombudsperson should be created, and whether this would improve how people enforce their rights out of court. This follows the Committee’s previous work on enforcing human rights and scrutiny of the Government’s proposals to reform the Human Rights Act 1998.

As part of that work, we have recommended that more could be done to improve how human rights are enforced without the need to take legal action. A Human Rights Ombudsperson is one reform that has been suggested.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Thursday 23 June 2022.

Work news

Ombudsperson system needs greater human rights focus but dedicated Human Rights Ombudsperson not needed – report finds

Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes their report on a Human Rights Ombudsperson

JCHR examines case for establishing human rights ombudsperson

The Joint Committee on Human Rights holds the opening session of a new inquiry

Contact us

The Committee is unable to look into individual cases

Email: jchr@parliament.uk
Phone: 0207 219 2793 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8430 (media enquiries)
Address: Joint Committee on Human Rights, Houses of Parliament. London. SW1A 0AA